Chapter 197: Cowardly Feng Feifei, Zhuge Ruolan

Life on the mountain was simple.

Three days passed.

Longshe Shan saw no major disturbance; outside, Feng Feifei never decided to storm Longshe Shan, while Chen Chuyang waited for her to come in. As a result, this woman was very cautious, using many means to probe, but she simply refused to enter herself.

She lost a few ghosts, but she felt no pity or anger, just refused to enter, loitering outside for many days. Chen Chuyang had long noticed her presence, thinking this woman would recklessly charge in like Zhuge Ruolan had at first, and thus he also thought she was a confident woman who would storm straight into the mountain.

"This woman is very cautious, a real handful."

"Her strength is not weak; she's full of ghostly qi and karmic force, many times stronger than Zhuge Ruolan, and the slaughter she's caused is no small matter."

She wouldn't come in, and Chen Chuyang couldn't be bothered to go out and fight; the Yin Gui Sect's secret arts are weird—if he got hit, it wouldn't be pretty.

Being cautious is fine; just like that, they both waited for the other.

One wouldn't go out, the other wouldn't come in.

After a long standoff, Chen Chuyang couldn't be bothered to deal with her, letting her stay outside as long as they didn't go out.

I suspect her target is me; if she really tried to break in, those formations would give her a proper lesson, and then I'd step in and hit her hard—make sure she remembers it.

Feng Feifei stood outside, staring; anyone who went in never came out again, as if they lived inside.

Waiting made her anxious, and she felt utterly displeased.

"Damn it, have they come out or not? So many days have passed, and still no movement."

"The Chen Clan, Longshe Shan—those formations aren't weak; I can't see through them."

"Damn it, who set up these formations, and why are they so… troublesome?"

Her knowledge of formations couldn't break that one; really, it was beyond her expectation.

Originally, she looked down on Longshe Shan's formations, thinking they were merely a lowly first- or second‑grade formation; after studying, she realized it was a second‑grade formation in name only, its profundity comparable to a third‑ or fourth‑grade one—if she rashly entered, she'd be shredded in moments.

"That bitch Zhuge Ruolan is clearly trying to frame me, the Holy Maiden—how absurd!"

"Besides, I keep feeling like someone's watching me."

Feng Feifei lifted her head, staring fixedly at Longshe Shan.

In a daze, she seemed to see a pair of eyes fixed on her.

Having locked onto her position, this discovery made her skin crawl.

"Damn, sure enough."

"There's a terrifying guy inside."

"Retreat."

Feng Feifei turned and left; at that moment she felt she was going to die.

If she didn't leave now, she might not be able to leave.

She ran far, far away, and that feeling of being watched finally faded.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo—scared the Holy Maiden to death."

"Those eyes, that person—his strength is no less than the Holy Maiden's."

"Even more so."

"Even stronger than her."

Feng Feifei didn't have time to be angry; she kept running.

She didn't dare delay even a moment.

On Longshe Shan.

Chen Chuyang smirked contemptuously: "She just ran—her guts are too small."

"Can't you come in and have a look? I waited for you in vain for days—boring."

"The Yin Gui Sect people—Longshe Shan is indeed being watched; this woman didn't go look for the Wild Dragon Snake Cave Heaven, but came to me instead—interesting?"

He thought of Zhuge Ruolan—could this woman be borrowing a knife to kill?

If so, next time he meets her, he'll give her a thorough beating.

This woman's still somewhat useful, so Chen Chuyang temporarily won't kill her.

He needs someone to help him gather various treasures and materials; then he can just take the ready‑made ones—how nice.

Below a certain mountain peak.

A huge cavern.

Zhuge Ruolan stared at the fissure in the cave heaven before her, widening it a bit more.

She didn't directly use brute force to break it; the cave heaven is dangerous—if it collapsed, they'd all die.

The shattering of space isn't something they can block.

Carefully watching, she tried to find a way in, using some methods to open the fissure and thus enter—just that this method is rather slow.

She could wait; having found the cave heaven, spending some time to enter was no problem.

"Holy Maiden Princess, Feng Feifei got scared—she didn't storm Longshe Shan, but loitered outside for many days before being frightened away."

Li Shenghong came to report the news, a sneer on his face.

Zhuge Ruolan heard this and said: "I'd long guessed it—Feng Feifei isn't an idiot; she's timid, and at the first sign of danger she bolts."

This point, Zhuge Ruolan ought to learn.

Before, she'd look down on Feng Feifei, thinking her a gutless woman unworthy of being mentioned alongside her.

After that encounter with Longshe Shan, she discovered her own weakness—a flaw that nearly got her killed.

Luckily, her fortune was good, and she managed to save her life.

Looking at Feng Feifei again, she was fine—she hadn't gone in, and at the crucial moment she chickened out.

"However, she also saved her life thanks to her caution."

In her heart, Zhuge Ruolan acknowledged Feng Feifei as a worthy opponent.

Compared to myself, Feng Feifei is far better.

Li Shenghong noticed the Holy Maiden Princess's change; his face no longer held the earlier mockery and contempt.

Instead, he felt admiration.

Holy Maiden Princess, do you want it?

For now, we don't need it; we still need her. Don't you think the commotion in the Wild Dragon Snake's cave heaven is a bit too big? Later, definitely many people will go in; perhaps we can use her to clear obstacles for us.

Zhuge Ruolan changed her mind; before, she didn't want Feng Feifei to know this place, nor did she want her to know this secret.

In her heart, Feng Feifei was no different from a dead person.

This time, Feng Feifei came back alive; she will definitely come looking for her.

What does the Holy Maiden mean?

Li Shenghong immediately realized that relying solely on their strength would probably not be enough to suppress everyone.

Feng Feifei also has ambition; perhaps they could...

At a critical moment, we could abandon her.

Holy Maiden, will Feng Feifei, the Holy Maiden, cooperate?

She will; she's not one to stay put. Those people are riding over our heads; she definitely already has ideas.

Zhuge Ruolan narrowed her eyes and said: "I think she hates those people even more than we do; perfect, we can use this opportunity to let her... help us out."

There are definitely plenty of good things inside the Wild Dragon Snake's cave heaven; the Wild Dragon Snake's corpse, we could never use it all.

Li Shenghong, hearing this, exclaimed excitedly: "Holy Maiden, wise!"

The two smiled, saying nothing.

Longshe Shan.

Chen Chuyang began preparing a second batch of medicine for Qing'er's younger sister; Qing'er's younger sister's five-element grass is precious, Chen Chuyang couldn't let Qing'er's younger sister spend money again; this stalk of five-element grass and those seeds are of great value.

Even with those spirit stones from Second Uncle, one couldn't buy such a mature stalk of five-element grass.

That stalk of five-element grass is different, very different; on it lingers five-element sword qi; at a glance one knows it's not simple, sharing the same source as the sword qi inside Qing'er's younger sister's body; such a fine thing is a treasure.

Chen Chuyang currently has no time to contemplate; after settling Qing'er's younger sister's internal condition, he will slowly study; then, being able to directly comprehend five-element sword qi and condense the five-element sword Dao is not impossible.